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Q: iOS auto-renewable subscriptions and restoreCompletedTransactions(): is the transaction removed from the queue after expiration or cancellation? After a long search for an answer, I want to ask a very simple question here. Are transactions associated with a auto-renewable subscription removed after the expiration date from the list of transactions that can be obtained using the restoreCompletedTransactions() method?
In its simplest implementation, is it possible to manage application content associated with a auto-renewable subscription without using Validating Receipts? And using only the result of the restoreCompletedTransactions() method?

A: You have two questions here.
1) Are transactions associated with a auto-renewable subscription removed after the expiration date from the list of transactions that can be obtained using the restoreCompletedTransactions() method?
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No. Those entries will always remain there and when you validate the receipt, you will get it back in response. By Doing the Restore purchase won't delete the existing entries from receipt. When you testing the In app purchase with Sandbox account then you will have 35 mins to use that account within 8 Hours. You can do whatever you want. You can do subscription again(In this case system will say us that your subscription is still running). After 35 mins of first purchased, Plan will be considered as Cancel and you need to do Subscription again(Only in Sandbox mode, Well In production mode May be it will not ask to do subscription again? I am not sure here.)
2) Is it possible to manage application content associated with a auto-renewable subscription without using Validating Receipts
Answer: No. Its good to use the receipt validation for locking/unlocking content of your application.


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Thermaltake's Level 20 RGB Gaming Desk Is A Wallet-Buster
By Nathaniel Mott 2019-05-11T23:00:00Z
We've said for a while that companies would add RGB lights to anything they can, and Thermaltake proved us right with the Level 20 RGB Battlestation Gaming Desk, which is essentially an adjustable-height desk with a light strip along its top. The company announced this desk alongside several other RGB products at CES 2019, but now it finally appears to be available. Oh, and it costs a mind-boggling $1,200.
Normally we approach new products with an open mind regardless of their price tag, but the idea of spending $1,200 on the Level 20 RGB Battlestation Gaming Desk is absurd. It almost feels like something Thermaltake would announce on a lark just to see if anyone would actually buy it, and if they wouldn't, simply claim it was some kind of an elaborate prank. Still, there it sits on the TT Premium online store.
Here's what $1,200 buys: a desk that's 64.9 inches (165cm) wide, 29.5 inches (75cm) deep, and supports heights between 27.5 inches (70cm) and 43.3 inches (100cm). The desk's height is controlled with an electronic system that can be programmed with four pre-defined heights, and Thermaltake said the Level 20 RGB Battlestation Gaming Desk's aluminum frame could support up to 330 pounds (150kg).
That's all pretty standard fare. The Level 20 RGB Battlestation Gaming Desk is supposed to distinguish itself with its RGB lighting built into the top panel. It bears all the usual features of an RGB product from Thermaltake--it supports 16.8 million colors, the iTake software that syncs up TT RGB Plus -compatible devices, Razer Chroma, and voice controls via Alexa. The light strip is divided into 20 separate zones.
Aside from that, the Level 20 RGB Battlestation Gaming Desk features a full-sized mouse pad and a cable management tray system. All of which means Thermaltake essentially made a decently sized adjustable-height desk, put in an RGB light strip, and then added a mouse pad. Someone could probably recreate this desk with a few hundred bucks and an hour's worth of tinkering at most. Yet it costs $1,200.
More information about the Level 20 RGB Battlestation Gaming Desk is available on Thermaltake's website. We've reached out to the company for more details on availability--and how the price could possibly be justified based on what we know about the desk right now. In the meantime, if you too would like to be baffled by RGB's ubiquity in the industry, you can check out our list of 23 cool-slash-odd products.

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It seems that the Governor is pushing new legislation in both the house and the senate to give police more weapons to use when dealing with DUI's involving the use of drugs.
The troubling thing with this article is that the emphasis is put on drugs being in your system, rather than you being impaired by the drugs. People taking prescription medications are a prime example of instances where drugs do not normally impair them when taken as prescribed. These individuals take the medication not to feel high, but to function normally like the rest of us. This whole article is skewed towards a bright-line rule of if any drugs are in your system then you are impaired. Something that science proves is not the truth.
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Made in Dongguan: From Factory of the World to Hi-Tech Innovator
Ye HuitaoMay 21, 20190
In 1995, Nokia, the once global mobile phone giant, got its foot in the door of China by setting up a joint venture in Nancheng, Dongguan, to build a Nokia mobile phone manufacturing base. That year was also hailed as the "first year of China's mobile phone era." During the past several decades, there have been no other cities that have closely witnessed the rapid evolution of the global mobile phone industry, in the same way that Dongguan has. Rapid changes took place in the industrial ecology system of this very city.
In 2019, Nokia concluded its curtain as the Nancheng base is about to be re-planned, while Dongguan's electronic information industry has particularly developed with Huawei, OPPO and VIVO—three major smartphone brands in Dongguan, whose market shares enter the world's top five. Last year, Dongguan's mobile phone output covered China's 70+ percent, and the world's 20+ percent, which means that one in every four mobile phones across the world is from Dongguan, according to the statement of Dongguan's Mayor Xiao Yafei, disclosed at China's 23rd Development Forum last March.
After relocating twice last year, Huawei has moved over 12,600 people from Shenzhen to Dongguan. With the giant tech companies' investment, Dongguan earned its fame in a more widespread extent, and though it has long been known as the world's manufacturing hub, the booming smartphone industry is a clear signal reaffirming its ambition to transform from a world factory to a high-quality goods supplier, on the global stage with improved R&D ability.
Despite the fact that "Made in China" products were widely perceived as goods without brand and core competence, which was especially felt in Dongguan—a city clustering with numerous factories and manual labors—in line with the central government's policy of supply-side structural reform, now Dongguan has significantly changed its reputation and landscape of its industry from low-end to high quality.
Last October, Dongguan's Standards and Industry Integration Promotion Association was set up as the first standard enacting and identifying institution of this city. The association guides enterprises from each industry of Dongguan to form their own industrial group standard by which they will abide. This has two major advantages: first, the quality of the enterprise will increasingly improve as the participating company will abide by the standard they are involved in enacting; second, when the institution uses standard identification, they can help consumers to recognize quality products and know the standard of their goods, therefore helping Dongguan products to be more transparent and cutting-edge in the market.
SKYROCKETING DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY
The "middle and low-end manufacturing" of Dongguan started in the 1980s, after the Reform and Open-up policy, and grew explosively after China's entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001. Before the financial crisis in 2008, enterprises in Dongguan adopted major OEM (original equipment manufacturer) production mode. In that sense, they were just the factories of the global trade. But in 2017, manufacturing trade accounted for less than 30 percent of total imports and exports, down from nearly 60 percent in the peak period, according to the Caijing Magazine's report. That means Dongguan had to shift from the previous reliance on the "OEM mode."
With the idea of moving away from OEM mode, companies in Dongguan are able to leverage their strength in manufacturing to make a brand. For instance, making materials for astronaut use can be an extremely highly demanding job, and what do you know—there's one Dongguan diaper company in Chashan Town doing this.
Since there is no defecation system in a spacesuit, using diapers is still the major way for astronauts to "use the bathroom." The super-absorbent fabric used in disposable diapers, which can hold up to 400 times its weight, was developed so astronauts could stay on spacewalks and extravehicular activity without interruption. The brand is known as Yinyin Diaper and its high quality super-absorbent fabric has aroused China Aerospace Academy's attention.
After passing strict testing and examination, Yinyin has been chosen by the nation for supplying portable sanitary products for astronauts in Shenzhou Spaceship-series. Interestingly, Yinyin now uses this feat to market their astronaut-quality diapers for babies, and they are well reviewed.
Not only is craftsmanship necessary for companies to thrive, but also the ambition to map out long-term plans in the high-tech industry. Dongguan's companies are certainly taking the lead. Take 5G for example. It is an amazing new technology of joint innovation and international cooperation. In April, 2019, a hospital in Guangzhou launched chest surgery with the use of 5G technology, a great attempt of using fascinating technology to enable speeds far exceeding the current 4G network. The operation, connected live to another hospital in northern Guangdong's remote Yangshan County, promoted the use of advanced 5G technology in the medical field. Also, as the latest major transport project in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Nansha Bridge connecting Dongguan and Guangzhou began providing 4G and 5G services on the day it opened.
Exploring cutting-edge technology is a bold act. Although Huawei has achieved fruitful results in the study of the application of 5G technology, VIVO is not giving in, as it has established 5G laboratory as well as being the first one to realize 5G video call. Dongguan companies are racing to seize the opportunities of 5G development profit, with the aim to deliver quality services to consumers.
CREATED IN DONGGUAN
Dongguan has a well-rounded production chain and each town has a density of one of many dynamic industries—that makes 34 titles of provincial technical and innovative towns. These professional towns concentrate on their manufacturing characteristics, while promoting a transition from "Made in Dongguan" to "Created in Dongguan."
Humen has developed into "China's famous city of clothing." Each year we see the Humen International Fashion Fair and Humen Fashion Week take place, attracting over 120,000 professional buyers and ordinary visitors from over 20 countries and regions, such as the United States, Russia and Dubai. The current trade fair transaction results were significant, with obvious innovative features and a rich fashion atmosphere. Humen Huanghe Clothing City is a large-scale comprehensive commercial center for middle-and high-grade fashion wholesale. Humen has built up some national clothing brands, and the most famous one is Yishion Clothing, with thousands of stores across the country.
MOLD INDUSTRY
In 2018, the industrial output value of metal molds of Chang'an reached 26.6 billion RMB. Chang'an holds more than 1,500 metal mold manufacturing enterprises, 200-300 automotive metal mold manufacturing enterprises, and six metal mold specialized markets. Famous giants such as GF Archimir from Switzerland, DMG from Germany, and Mitsubishi from Japan have set up their branches there. Chang'an is working hard to attract all kinds of mold enterprises, professional talents, and to improve mold manufacturing ability and technical level.
PACKAGING AND PRINTING INDUSTRY
QIAOTOU
Qiaotou is working on building the largest packaging and printing production base in Guangdong Province. Qiaotou has formulated the Development Plan of Environmental Protection Packaging Industry (2015-2020). It is introducing major projects of environmental protection packaging industry, both at home and abroad. Qiaotou has 371 environmentally-friendly packaging enterprises. The annual output value of the environmental protection packaging industry is more than 10 billion RMB. In order to promote the transformation and upgrading of bridgehead packaging enterprises to green packaging, Qiaotou Town has made great efforts to build a collaborative innovation center, which features 10 sub-centers under its jurisdiction.
PHOTOELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION INDUSTRY
QINGXI
In 2012, Qingxi Town won the title of "Photoelectronic Communication Industry Cluster." The output value of photoelectronic communication industry cluster accounts for about 10 percent of the whole city, and occupies an important position in Dongguan electronic information industry. In 2014, Qingxi has attracted a new introduction of more than 10 billion RMB of major investment projects, which are all from the photoelectronic communications industry. The output value of this industry accounts for more than 50 percent of the total output value of the whole town, and the export of the industry accounts for more than 75 percent of the total export value of the entire town. The photoelectronic communication industry has become the leading industry, pillar industry and brand industry of Qingxi Town.
WOOL INDUSTRY
Dalang is known for its woolen knitting industry and a multitude of superior technicians for clothing production. The town has over 3,000 knitting factories and a fully developed network covering all the parts involved, from research and design to the training of workers. Most of its sweaters are exported overseas, and Dalang International Woolen Knitwear Fair can be seen taking place every year. Knitting has become Dalang's prime industry, having earned fame for China's Woolen Sweater Town.
Though Dongguan boasts plenty of manufacturers, those companies were required to alter their previous methods, due to lack of branding, channels and awareness to communicate with consumers. These things were done by their contract clients in the past, despite the good-quality, expensive, popular goods originally started with them. As a world factory, Dongguan has a large number of high-quality manufacturing plants. It can be challenging when they need to expand the market by themselves.
VIVO and OPPO
Apparently, a brand is a very distinctive type of information which can lead consumers to be fond of the product. Local companies have the desire to evolve into a leading innovation-driven brand. VIVO and OPPO, with their bombing advertisements on various media, as well as hiring famous young idols to endorse their brands so as to connect with young people, have been welcomed by the market as VIVO's sales ranked the first and OPPO, the third, of China's smartphone industry, according to the latest study by Sino Market Research, a leading research center of China.
Marco Polo, a ceramic giant located in Dongguan, is a leading largescale architectural ceramics manufacturers and distributors. This group has positively incorporated "taking the substantive attitude and prioritizing innovation and artistic esthetics" into its operation concept and put a higher premium on product quality and brand image. It sponsored CBA (Chinese Basketball Association) basketball team from Guangdong and has won attention from a national media level.
Huajian Group
Headquartered in Dongguan, Huajian Group is among the world's largest manufacturers of high-quality women's shoes for many globally renowned brands. The group has created 6,000 new jobs in Ethiopia since 2011 when it began making investments in this country. Additionally, it has provided 30 million USD in foreign exchange earnings in 2017, accounting for 1 percent of the country's foreign exchange reserve (2016-2017), according to statistics from IMF.
"The leatherworking technique that Ethiopian leather factories adopted in the past was outdated. With our cooperation, they can now match production to our demand while taking their technology to a higher level," said Zhang Yunqi, Huajian's deputy general manager.
Dongguan is harnessing the third-world market to fuel its own power. Dongguan Africa Industrial Investment Co., Ltd. (DAIICO) was founded in 2015. Fang Xibo, its chairman, is from Dongguan and has engaged in the furniture business in South Africa for around 20 years. The company has now set up six Dongguan Commodity South Africa Display Centers (SA Center) offering almost 100 jobs in the country.
ROBOTS AND REVOLUTIONARY CHANGES
Dongguan's industry used to be labor-intensive. Millions of immigrant workers across the country came to find jobs in the production line, but as the young workers nowadays demand higher salaries and better treatment, businesses either closed down or moved their production facilities to locations with lower wages, as labor costs soared and losses mounted. The means of relying on humans were not sustainable, hence the era of robots.
In Songshan Lake's High-tech Zone, the EAST Group, a leading power supply manufacturer, has set up an automatic SMT&AI (Surface Mount Technology & Auto Insert) production line, integrating the automatic numerical CMC (control machining center), management system and the automatic aging, testing and inspection system, which only requires 60 people to complete the same amount of work that used to require 800 people.
More and more manufacturing companies like EAST Group are replacing ordinary labor with robots. Dongguan knew its manufacturing sector needed an upgrade. Amid the growth of salary of workers, however, Dongguan has begun to change over to high-end manufacturing and use robots in workshops that were once teemed with workers. Machines have been replacing humans on the assembly line. Ever since 2014, Dongguan's government has appointed the city as a trailblazer in the use of industrial robots in China. It's playing an active part in the so-called "Made in China 2025" plan, a blueprint for upgrading the Chinese industry using advanced technology, in which it has enforced the subsidy to support the robot replacement program.
According to statistics from the Dongguan Municipal Bureau of Commerce, more than 5,000 OEM enterprises in Dongguan have become corporate enterprises, 65 percent of them have launched new domestic sales businesses, and 18.5 percent have acquired or created their own brands.
Borunte, an industrial robot manufacturer in Dongguan, released sales data for last March, claiming that 2,000 robots were shipped overseas, up 13 percent year-on-year, with high growth continued.
"In the past, we had to place the glass on the machine manually for polishing, but now the machine hands can do that. So, workers can move to new positions and learn new skills," a salesman from Borunte said. "In the future, there will possibly be no people in the workshops, and the only people inside will be the ones who perform maintenance tasks."
China has the largest market across the globe for industrial robots, as revealed by the International Federation of Robotics. China accounts for 30 percent of the total supply of industrial robots in recent years. With more and more robots put to use, it is predicted that by 2020, Dongguan will achieve higher efficiency in producing goods with better quality and stronger competence.
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Man arrested outside N.J. elementary school with loaded gun, 130 rounds of ammo in trunk
Thomas J. Wilkie went to the Westfield school looking for a faculty member he had been in a relationship with, according to a senior law enforcement official.
June 14, 2019, 7:46 PM UTC
By Jonathan Dienst, Tom Winter and Elisha Fieldstadt
A Delaware man was arrested after police found him in the parking lot of a New Jersey elementary school with at least one loaded handgun and more than 130 rounds of ammunition, authorities said Friday.
Thomas J. Wilkie, 46, was found holding a .45-caliber handgun with hollow-point bullets while sitting in his car at Tamaques Elementary School in Westfield, New Jersey, on Thursday afternoon, according to a statement the Union County prosecutor's office released Friday.
He also had two filled clips on him along with several dozen rounds of ammunition in his trunk.
Wilkie went to the school looking for a female faculty member he had been in a relationship with, a senior law enforcement official told NBC News.
He was unarmed when he first walked into the school to find her, but she wasn't there. When he called her, she said she would be returning to the school later, so Wilkie sat in the parking lot and called his brother, a law enforcement official said.
The brother alerted authorities in Delaware, fearing Wilkie was not in his right mind, the official said.
The New Castle County Police Department in Delaware reported to the Westfield Police Department that an armed man may be on his way to the school, the statement from the prosecutor's office said. The school was placed on lockdown as after-school activities were underway when police arrived at about 4 p.m.
The students were released to their parents at about 5:30 p.m. after Wilkie was arrested and investigators had searched the building, according to the New Castle County Police Department.
Wilkie was charged with second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, fourth-degree possession of hollow-point bullets, and fourth-degree trespassing on school grounds, according to prosecutors. He's being held at the Union County Jail.
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Jonathan Dienst is a reporter for WNBC-TV in New York, leading its investigative reporting team and covering justice and law enforcement issues.
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Tom Winter is a New York-based correspondent covering crime, courts, terrorism, and financial fraud on the East Coast for the NBC News Investigative Unit.
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The Re-Build Golf Package from DB Golf Academy is the perfect golf tuition package for a golfer who is returning to the game after a long layoff.
We will start with a Golf Swing Evaluation lesson and then you will enjoy six Golf Lessons in our state of the art teaching bays in our City of London indoor golf studio. Then we will take you on to The Addington Golf Course for a full 18 hole Playing Lesson with David Bailey.
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Queen Elizabeth II and her family
1 portrait of Prince Edward
© Lichfield; On loan from American Friends of the National Portrait Gallery (London) Foundation, Inc.: Gift of Mr. Ford Hill.
by Patrick Lichfield
C-type colour print, Summer 1972
15 1/4 in. x 19 1/4 in. (387 mm x 490 mm) sight
Given by Mr Ford Hill and the American Friends of the National Portrait Gallery (London) Foundation, Inc., 2015
Thomas Patrick John Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield (1939-2005), Photographer. Artist associated with 60 portraits, Sitter in 30 portraits.
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Prince Andrew, Duke of York (1960-), Second son of Queen Elizabeth II. Sitter associated with 38 portraits, Artist of 5 portraits.
Princess Anne (1950-), Equestrian; Olympian; Princess Royal and daughter of Queen Elizabeth II. Sitter in 127 portraits.
Prince Charles (1948-), Prince of Wales. Sitter in 159 portraits.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921-), Consort of Elizabeth II. Sitter associated with 216 portraits.
Prince Edward Antony Richard Louis, Earl of Wessex (1964-), Third son of Queen Elizabeth II. Sitter in 32 portraits.
Queen Elizabeth II (1926-), Queen regnant. Sitter associated with 945 portraits.
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Queen Elizabeth II and her family: photographs from the Ford Hill Collection, 1947-96
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Britain joins the European Community. After two attempts both vetoed by President Charles De Gaulle of France, Britain is finally accepted into the EC under the pro-European leadership of Edward Heath.
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David Bowie releases The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars; a classic glam-rock concept album with the themes of space aliens, gender ambiguity and rock 'n' roll superstardom.
The arrest of five men who were caught trying to bug the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee marks the beginning of the 'Watergate Scandal'. The scandal centred on attempts to spy on the Democratic opposition in order to help President Nixon's re-election, and finally led to Nixon's resignation two years later.
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Q: Powershell searching multiple domains I am trying to locate the XP computer accounts broken down by Business.  We have several different business' housed across several domains.
I have a collection of different txt files (BusinessX.txt), one for each business that lists the locations where the business' computer accounts are stored.  Each list can have several different OUs in several domains and/or root level domains. For example...
Business1.txt contains...
Business1.ad.com/Desktop/BusinessUnitA
Business1.ad.com/Desktop/BusinessUnitB
Project1.ad.com/Desktop
Project2.ad.com

I have my search working to locate the XP computer accounts for a single domain.  I am unsuccessful when I try to expand the search to dynamically change between domains based on my lists. I was considering putting an "if" statement inside my ForEach-Object loop to validate the domain and switch it with connect-QADService -Service 'Business1.ad.com'.  It seemed like this would add a considerable amount of overhead though as some domains have 150,000 computer accounts to check.
Any suggestion of strategy for dynamically switching the domain based on my txt file lists?
Here is my script as it stands...
get-content $Business1.txt |
ForEach-Object {get-qadcomputer -SearchRoot $_ -OSName '*XP**' -DontUseDefaultIncludedProperties -IncludedProperties OSName, CanonicalName, PwdLastSet, LastLogon, LastLogonTimeStamp} |
Select OSName, canonicalName, PwdLastSet, LastLogon, LastLogonTimeStamp |
Export-Csv "C:\XP_Computers_Business1_$((Get-Date).ToString('yyyy-MMM-dd_hh-mm-ss')).csv" -NoTypeInformation

A: If you first read all text files (maybe add the filename as an object attribute so you know where it came from), it shouldn't be too hard to sort uniqely on each domain and then have the script do its search domain by domain. That way you would only have to do a connect once for each domain.
From the top of my head (completely un-tested code) I would do something like:
    $files = get-childitem "C:\SomeFolder"
    #Construct an array to hold objects
    $OUSearchList = @()
    foreach ($file in $files)
    {
        $content = get-content $file
        #Get-content returns an array of lines - iterate
        foreach ($line in $content)
        {
            #Construct custom object
            $myobj = "" | Select OUPath, Filename, Domain
            $myobj.OUPath = $line
            $myobj.FileName = $File.Name
            $myobj.Domain = $myobj.OUpath.Split("/")[0]
            $ouSearchList += $myobj
        }

    }

    #Get the unique domains
    $Domains = $OUSearchList | select Domain -Unique

    #List through all the search paths, domain by domain
    foreach ($domain in $domains)
    {
        $DomainOUSearchPaths = $OUSearchList | where {$_.Domain -eq $domain}
        foreach ($search in $DomainOUSearchPaths)
        {
            $searchpath = $search.OUPath
            $searchFileName = $search.filename
            #put search logic in here

        }

    }

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The Libertarian Party is your representative in American politics. It is the only political organization which, first and foremost, respects you as a unique and competent individual. We believe that you are more capable of making the best decision for your life than anyone else can ever be.
America's Heritage
Libertarians believe in the American heritage of liberty, personal responsibility, and the pursuit of happiness. Libertarians recognize the responsibility we all share in preserving this heritage.
Utah's Heritage
Utah was founded by pioneers who traveled well over a thousand miles – by wagon, on horseback, and many on foot – to find a place where each of them could live their lives according to their own conscience, free from government interference. Libertarians seek that same freedom today, for all of Utah's people.
Principled & Consistent
The Libertarian way is a logically consistent approach to politics based on the moral principle of self-ownership. Each individual has the right and responsibility to control his or her own body, action, speech, and property.
Free & Independent
Libertarians believe that being free and independent is a great way to live. We want a system which encourages all people to choose what they want from life; that lets them live, love, work, play, and dream their own way.
The Libertarian Party is for all who don't want to push other people around and don't want to be pushed around themselves. Live and let live is the Libertarian way.
Caring for People
The Libertarian way is a caring, people-centered approach to politics. We believe each individual is unique. We want a system which respects the individual and encourages us to discover the best within ourselves and develop our full potential.
Moral & Reasonable
Libertarians value these ethical principles over pragmatic or consequentialist approaches to policy. The ends do not justify the means when force is enacted against peaceful people. This ethical core is what we wish to make clear to voters and policy makers.
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Each vehicle has its own unique security rating. High security rating reduces the theft rate of the vehicle as well as protects the insured individual from being a victim of accident fraud. As a result, higher security rating also reduces the cost on car insurance premium.
Protecting your vehicle from theft and accident fraud is just as important as avoiding driving in areas with high theft and fraud rates. There are several ways you can improve the security rating of your vehicle. "We have prepared a list of DIY upgrades that you can implement to your vehicle." said Wayne, VP of Business Development of Insurance Calculator Inc. "We recommend consumers to improve the security ratings of their vehicles before obtaining an insurance policy."
Most of the vehicles are equipped with alarm systems. An alarm system will react to any physical impact to the body, wheels, and windows of the vehicle, as well as the unauthorized ignition of the engine and opening of the doors. It is required by law to have alarm systems in modern vehicles. But if you buy a used vehicle and it doesn't come with an alarm system, installing one can help you save up to 20% on car insurance.
A mechanical or electronic immobilizer prevents the ignition of the vehicle if a self-radiating key (token) is not within a fixed radius of the vehicle. The token is usually built into the set of car keys provided by the original manufacturers. Installing an immobilizer can cost anywhere from $500 to $2,000 but will result in 20% to 25% saving on insurance premium per year.
Wheel theft is very common throughout the United States. A set of wheels can cost one thousands of dollars and it only takes less than a minute for professional thieves to remove 4 unprotected wheels from a vehicle. A wheel lock is like a knob of a door that requires a key to open, which stops amateur thieves and increases the time it takes to remove tires for professional thieves.
Enhanced protection glazing will make your windows stronger and protect your vehicle from "smash and steal" crime. It doesn't matter if you have an alarm system, one can smash your windows and take something in a matter of seconds.
A dashboard recorder provides continuous recording of the dashboard view while you drive. This device provides you with video evidence in a car accident. This type of device is especially important to individuals who suffer from "intentional back-up" accident fraud. Providing as much evidence as possible is critical as one the steps to take in a car accident.
Deadlocks prevent the doors from opening from both outside and inside when the vehicle is locked, which prevents thieves from smashing your windows and opening your doors from the inside.
Tracking devices such as passive GPS locator helps the police to track down the location of your vehicle if its stolen, doesn't matter if the vehicle is running or not.
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Equal Partners
Improving Gender Equality at Home
Author: Kate Mangino; read by Suehyla El-Attar
We are having more honest conversations about gender norms and roles than ever before. Topics once sequestered in university gender studies departments have made their way into the mainstream media, and the specific issue of household gender imbalance has become a topic of daily conversation.
We have reached this pivotal point for two reasons: the relentless work of researchers, writers, policy makers, and activists who were talking about household gender norms long before it was trendy; and the coronavirus pandemic. Of course, our household gender divide existed well before March 2020. But the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated domestic disparity to the level of a national emergency.
It is no secret that women, particularly women of color, felt the pandemic's impact more than men. Nearly 1.8 million women left their jobs during the pandemic in order to care for family members.1 Working moms and single parents who managed to maintain their jobs suffocated under the increased responsibilities of work, household management, and caregiving.2 Because women had to cut back on hours, were laid off, didn't apply for that new job, were furloughed, and/or passed over for promotion during the pandemic, they will likely continue to earn less for decades to come. Assuming she can reenter the workforce in 2022, it is estimated that a woman who earned the median income of $47,299 before the pandemic will lose an accumulated $250,000 of potential earnings throughout her working life.3
We can no longer pretend these gender problems don't exist. We can't hide them in the closet and hope no one notices. It is too late for that. Our dirty laundry has been exposed for everyone to see.
Despite our understanding of feminist theory and the restrictions of traditional masculinity, household inequality persists. It is now commonly acknowledged that, on average, women do far more in the household than men, and this "second shift" has negative impacts on women's careers and emotional health.4 Although less commonly recognized, there is a growing public understanding that traditional gender norms can also be detrimental to the emotional health of men and boys.
However, these conversations typically end here, leading one to wonder: What now? Having defined the problem, how are we going to solve it?
Much of our household gender inequality problems are structural, so we turn to experts to make the policy changes we all long to see: paid parental leave, mandatory sick leave, and subsidized childcare. But our household gender inequality issues are not only structural—these issues are also social. I wrote this book to remind us that cultural norms and traditions are just as influential to our gender behavior as law and policy.5 While we work to bring about structural change that benefits all Americans, what can we do on a personal level to work toward gender equality in our homes and communities?
I didn't want to just write about our gender problem; I wanted to do something about our gender problem. I wrote this book because I believe other people feel the same way. I am grateful to everyone who has helped diagnose this problem and bring the issue into the mainstream. I want to move the discussion forward by focusing on practical solutions.
This book is filled with ideas, stories, interviews, and suggestions about what you can do to address household gender inequality with your partner, your kids, your grandkids, your friends, and your community. My hope is that every reader can find a handful of actionable ideas that feel doable. Ideas that might make you think, That makes sense. I can give that a try. I believe that if we all make a few small changes here and there, relationship by relationship, we can move the needle on household inequality.
Skeptical? Sure, I'm a skeptic, too. A little skepticism is healthy. But the information in this book is evidence based. I have worked in gender equality and social change for more than twenty years, and this book's methodology comes from decades of best practices. To better explain what social change looks like, let me tell you a story from my work in Indonesia.
Several years ago, I partnered with a local women's empowerment organization in East Java to see if we could engage the husbands of the female members to boost family support for the program. As part of this process, I found myself facilitating a meeting of twenty men, all of whom were married to a member of the local women's empowerment group.
The meeting took place in the town hall of a small village. We arranged plastic chairs in a circle and took our places. All the men wore their best clothes: freshly ironed khaki pants and batik shirts in a range of bright colors. It was hot and humid. Everyone used scraps of cardboard to fan away the sweat and the flies. I could sense that the men had come reluctantly. Although they were all respectful and kind to me, none of them appeared particularly interested in "women's issues." There was a lot of smoking and side conversations. But to be honest, I was grateful that anyone even bothered to show up.
I was desperate to get the conversation started. I needed genuine participation or else the day would be a failure. So, after introductions, I asked everyone, "Please give me an example of how your family has benefited from your wife's involvement with the empowerment group." There was awkward silence at first. Most men looked down at their feet; many lit another cigarette. It was painful to sit in silence, but I waited, keeping a hopeful smile on my face. Finally, thankfully, after what felt like ages, someone spoke up.
The man appeared unenthusiastic, but slowly he began to tell his story about how, before the empowerment group, annual school fees were a problem for his family. He was a farmer who did not own his own land. After paying his monthly expenses, there wasn't much left over. He never managed to save all the money needed for annual school fees. So, each year, the family had to take out a small loan to pay for school. Education was important. Neither he nor his wife attended school past sixth grade, and he promised himself that both his boys would graduate from high school.
But the interest rate was high and took months to repay. Money he could have saved during harvest was used to repay last year's interest, so he never managed to save for the following year. This cycle of debt had continued for nearly a decade. He explained that he had always been frustrated that the school fees ended up costing two or three times as much this way, but he never found another solution. He just couldn't get ahead of those school fee payments.
He paused and seemed to gain a bit of confidence. He sat up straighter and made eye contact with me for the first time. When he continued, he explained that, in her empowerment group, his wife and some friends thought up the idea of starting a small business selling homemade snacks. The women would gather in someone's home a few days a week to slice, fry, and package sweet potatoes. They would portion them out in small bags and sell the snacks to local kiosk owners. They tasted good and sold quickly.
The money was not much at first, but it started adding up. The first week she saved 1,000 rupiah (about 70 cents US). Then it was 2,000 rupiah. Then 10,000. After several months, it had become clear that the family would have enough saved up to pay for school fees when they came due. This was life changing for this family. They would not have to get a bank loan, and they would not have to pay interest—which would save them even more money. They would be able to use their earnings from this year's crop to invest in new farming tools, or a new variety of seed. They could save some money in case of an unforeseen health emergency. All of this was because of the work of the women's empowerment group.
When the man finished, he shyly smiled, and the group murmured approval. I offered words of thanks and asked if there were other stories.
Another man chimed in and shared his story. His wife and her group wrote a proposal to the local government to fix the village road, and it was accepted. That new road meant a world of difference when the man took his crops to the city to sell. A third man added that his wife was more confident and happier, often singing in the house, which gave the home a more joyful feeling. He now looked forward to coming home from his fields and would try to get home early when he could. Eventually—one by one—every single man in our circle shared a detailed story about how he and his family benefitted from the women's empowerment program.
Although the individual stories were all powerful, the true change came from that discussion about the empowerment program. During that conversation the whole mood changed. The men were sitting forward on the edge of their chairs, eager to give their opinion and listen to others. That conversation led to a full day's work around gender norms and roles, and ended with the men making a greater commitment to their wives' work. When they left, each man came forward to shake my hand and thank me for initiating that conversation. When I returned six months later, the women couldn't wait to tell me about all the changes in their home—all borne from that first men's meeting.
I have witnessed similar results from other projects: from preventing early childhood marriage in Malawi, to household decision-making in Guatemala, to HIV prevention in Zambia. My colleagues and I have produced and shared data that proves that social change works. (We have also been part of projects that failed, and we learned some painful lessons. That data helps, too.)
If I have learned anything during my career thus far, it is that gender inequality does not only happen to other people, in other places, far away from where you live. Gender inequality happens everywhere. I have seen just as much gendered behavior in the United States and Canada as I have in Zambia or Indonesia. True, gender inequality looks different from place to place, and it changes over time. But it never goes away. This means there is probably gender inequality going on in your neighborhood, in your office, in your school, and maybe even in your home. We cannot pretend this is someone else's problem. This is our collective problem, and we all must be part of a collective solution.
I'll be honest up front—there is no magic formula and no quick fix. Real social change takes time, and this slow process involves hard work: learning, self-reflection, discussion, and plenty of uncomfortable moments. But it is possible.
A few decades ago, a trend took off—the idea was to combat gender-based violence by teaching women self-defense. These classes became popular, and I am sure many women learned a beneficial skill. But self-defense classes were a Band-Aid, not a solution to a problem. Eventually someone realized, Oh right, women are not assaulting themselves. Maybe, to get at the source of the problem, we should focus our energy on those people perpetuating violence.
Then came the idea that, in order to address the gender pay gap, we needed to teach women negotiation skills. Because that is what is missing, right? The problem is that women just don't have good enough negotiation skills. Once again, we set out to improve women. And again, I am sure many women learned something that was helpful to their career. But we eventually realized, Oh right, negotiation skills don't matter if the workplace policies and hiring committees are perpetuating misogyny.
Now we know better. We don't need to fix or improve women. To break the cycle of violence, we need to work with men and boys. To address the pay gap, we need to reinvent hiring procedures.
Taking these history lessons to heart, I will not address household gender balance with a book targeted to working women with children. Focusing the message solely on women suggests this is a women's problem, and it implies that women need to fix it. But the truth is that household imbalance can restrict people of all genders, and it can be perpetuated by people of all genders. Focusing the message solely on mothers suggests this problem exists only when children are part of the equation. But we know that household imbalance happens in many households without kids.
And let's just openly acknowledge the elephant in the room. Working parents with small kids are already functioning at maximum capacity. Balancing kids, aging parents, and a full-time job (or many jobs that piece together enough income to cover expenses) is hard, relentless work. I hear you, and I get it. The last thing any working parent needs to do is add "solve gender inequality" to their to-do list.
Our society shouldn't delegate this task to already stretched parents. Household gender inequality is a broad social problem that is passed from generation to generation, and the ramifications are harmful for everyone. Household gender inequality is not an individual's problem or even an individual family's problem. Everyone in our extended family and community has a role to play, so we must recruit everyone to initiate change.
I believe readers of Equal Partners fit into at least one of the following categories. I specifically tried to address these three perspectives throughout the chapters of this book.
Future Partners, New Partners, New Parents, and Young Parents. These are the people who will be directly impacted because they are (or will be) part of a couple trying to make parity work.Parents, Grandparents, and Supports to Category 1. These are the people who will be indirectly impacted. They may not be concerned about finding equality in their own relationship, but they are very close to someone who is interested.Friends, Family, and the Greater Community. Everyone interested in supporting gender equality.I know it is a cliché, but it can't be avoided: it takes a village to support an equal partnership. The thing I heard loud and clear from everyone I interviewed for this book was that community matters. There are very few people that exist in their own nuclear bubble; most humans are part of a larger network of communities. Sometimes communities are biological, ethnic, or cultural. Sometimes we adopt communities composed of people with whom we share common values: neighbors, political groups, colleagues, faith communities, and close friends. All of these people in the greater network can be supporters of gender equality. No matter your role—whether you are part of a young family, or whether you see a young family every month—you can have an impact. Whatever your partnership status or your gender identity, you have work to do.
Families come in many shapes and sizes, and the two-person structure does not work for everyone. I am not at all advocating for a two-person, dual-earning, nuclear family. But I do acknowledge that dual-earning partnership is the most common family configuration in North America right now. Even if you don't participate in one yourself—many people around you likely do.
Have you noticed who I am excluding? No one. No one gets a pass from participating. We are all part of communities, organizations, companies, neighborhoods, and families that perpetuate gender inequality. This gives us all the opportunity to be part of a solution.
If you have gotten this far and are thinking, I'm already a feminist. I'm progressive. I'm good. This isn't for me, I ask you to reconsider. Those of us who took gender studies classes in college will know the theory, but it is often hard to turn theory into everyday practice. We all (and I include myself) accidentally lean back on gender stereotypes, sometimes without even realizing it. Additional self-reflection is never a bad idea. I ask that you be open to the possibility that you could do even more for gender equality than you already are.
This is especially important for those readers who identify as cisgender, heterosexual males—in other words, straight guys. Please know that I am not targeting you, and I am not trying to demonize you—not at all. I am talking directly to you because you make up a large percentage of our communities, and as a group you hold a lot of influence and power. I am asking you to be open to the fact that you may not always "see" gender inequality around you. To move forward as a culture, that needs to change.
For all readers, take a moment to consider where you are in your life. Which category do you find yourself in at this time? Jot down a few notes about the roles you currently fill in each box, so as you continue through the book, you can better recognize the stories and anecdotes relevant to your situation. Maybe you are in two groups—or even all three.
* Please note that I use the word parent broadly; it in not confined to a biological relationship. The word parent refers to anyone who is parenting: stepparents, guardians, in-laws, etc.
A NOTE ABOUT PRONOUNS
I do not believe in the gender binary, and I prefer to use language that includes all gender identities, including male-identifying, female-identifying, nonbinary, transgender, queer, and gender nonconforming.
I admit this is hard to do with the English language. Have you ever realized that there is no gender-neutral word for the child of your sibling? We have niece, and we have nephew. The same goes for the sibling of your parent; there is only aunt and uncle. There are not enough words for us to describe people that do not identify as male or female. This makes English quite frustrating when one writes about gender. It often means that being gender inclusive requires clunky writing that can detract from the content. I hope, in the future, the English language evolves to meet our needs. For now, we work with what we have.
My goal is to recognize that our cultural past has greatly impacted the way we see the world, the way we act today, and the way we continue to raise our children. I try to do this without perpetuating cis, heteronormative assumptions. It is important to acknowledge the past while speaking to our present.
I agree with other writers who have pulled back from using a simple male/female descriptor to talk about gender roles more broadly. Anne-Marie Slaughter uses the terms breadwinners and caregivers in her 2015 book, Unfinished Business, and Kate Manne speaks of human beings and human givers. When I quote research that presents results in terms of men and women, I use that language. But as much as possible, I refrain from talking about what women do and what men do, and I choose to use the terms Female Role and Male Role. I believe these terms acknowledge the tremendous influence gender has had on our domestic patterns, while avoiding the assumption that all people taking on female roles are women, or that all people taking on male roles are men. For ease of language, I often use he when discussing the Male Role and she when discussing the Female Role. But I am fully aware that a person of any gender could take on either of these behaviors.
When I use pronouns, she/her reflect female-identifying people, and he/him reflect male-identifying people. Please know I do not assume that these two pronouns collectively describe all people, nor that our adult gender identity is the same gender we are assigned at birth. Therefore, when I reference all humans, I often write people of all genders and not men and women. When I write about parents, I try to avoid mom/dad, and instead use birthing parent/non-birthing parent.
If any of these words are new to you, feel free to refer to the gender glossary at the back of this book for clarification.
I divided this book into three sections. Part 1 begins with some background information that diagnoses our household gender problem, and then explains how social change methods can help us make a change. Part 1 also includes a deeper look at the two life events that often cause the greater gender shifts: partnership and the birth of a first child.
Part 2 is solely focused on a group I affectionately call the EP40. These forty men are, by my definition, equal partners in their households; they intentionally take on half the physical and emotional load of their household. Part 2 digs down into this group of positive deviants, using their personal stories to answer some core questions about this group of men: Where did they come from? What is their motivation? How do they do it? What advice do they have for raising the next generation of boys? This section also includes the interviews I did with the partners of the EP40.
Part 3 is the personal action piece of the book. After reading eight chapters full of stories, anecdotes, statistics, and data points—now what? Part 3 is about which specific changes you want to make in your own life.
One last note before you begin: you do not have to wait until you read part 3 to look for solutions. I never intended for readers to have to get all the way to the end of the book to start thinking about how to initiate social change. Solutions and practical tips can be found throughout all chapters of this book, and I encourage you to track the ones that resonate with you. For this reason, I have provided a notes section at the end of parts 1 and 2 for you to jot down particular statistics, stories, and anecdotes that you want to remember.
VIOLENCE AND FEAR
This book is for individuals who feel safe in their relationships and in their homes. These chapters are not for people who are currently experiencing violence, or who fear potential violence from their partner. If you have experienced domestic violence, or if you are concerned that violence is a possibility, then I strongly recommend that you put this book down and talk to a professional. Initiating intimate conversations about gender in a violent home could lead to further assault, which is to be avoided at all costs. Please remember that whatever is happening, it is not your fault, and there are many people out there who can help. I suggest you look into resources in your community that specialize in survivor support: a therapist, the YWCA, and/or a shelter that specializes in domestic and intimate partner violence. You can always contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or thehotline.org.
EQUAL PARTNERS. Copyright © 2022 by Kate Mangino.
From gender expert and professional facilitator Kate Mangino comes Equal Partners, an informed guide about how we can all collectively work to undo harmful gender norms and create...
From gender expert and professional facilitator Kate Mangino comes Equal Partners, an informed guide about how we can all collectively work to undo harmful gender norms and create greater household equity.
As American society shut down due to Covid, millions of women had to leave their jobs to take on full-time childcare. As the country opens back up, women continue to struggle to balance the demands of work and home life. Kate Mangino, a professional facilitator for twenty years, has written a comprehensive, practical guide for listeners and their partners about gender norms and household balance. Yes, part of our gender problem is structural, and that requires policy change. But much of our gender problem is social, and that requires us to change.
Quickly moving from diagnosis to solution, Equal Partners focuses on what we can do, everyday people living busy lives, to rewrite gender norms to support a balanced homelife so both partners have equal time for work, family, and self. Mangino adopts an interactive model, posing questions, and asking listeners to assess their situations through guided lists and talking points. Equal Partners is broad in its definition of gender and gender roles. This is an audiobook for all: straight, gay, trans, and non-binary, parents and grandparents, and friends, with the goal to help foster gender equality in listeners' homes, with their partners, family and wider community.
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Chunkey (també conegut com a chunky, chenco, tchung-kee o el joc del cèrcol i el pal) és un joc d'origen nadiu americà. Es jugava fent rodar pedres en forma de disc per terra i es llançaven llances contra elles en un intent de col·locar la llança el més a prop possible de la pedra detinguda.

Es va originar al voltant del 600 a la regió de Cahokia, actualment en els Estats Units (prop de l'actual St. Louis, Missouri). El chunkey es jugava en terrenys tan grans com 19 hectàrees, que albergaven grans audiències formades pel conjunt de la gent de la regió (és a dir Cahokians, agricultors, immigrants, i fins i tot els visitants). Es va continuar jugant després de la caiguda de la cultura del Mississipí, al 1500. Es van jugar variacions en tota Amèrica del Nord. L'etnògraf James Adair va traduir la paraula, que significa «executant treballs forçats».

Amb freqüència, les apostes es connectaven amb el joc, amb alguns jugadors que apostaven tot el que posseïen en el resultat del joc. Es Fins i tot, els jugadors es suïcidaven.

Representació gràfica

El ballarí falcó / guerrer / jugador de chunkey va ser una important figura mitològica del complex cerimonial del sud-est. S'han trobat moltes representacions diferents del tema en tot el sud-est d'Amèrica i el Medi Oest. Malgrat les diferents variants de la seva representació que han aparegut al llarg dels molts segles diferents, certs motius diferents es repeteixen:
 postura - Moltes representacions gràfiques del jugador de chunkey mostren al participant en l'acte de llençar la roda de pedra.
 pal trencat - En general, es mostra el pal de chunkey com un pal despullat, gairebé sempre trencat. En el cicle mitològic, això pot significar que el joc s'ha acabat o que ha sigut derrotat. Generalment no es troben pals de chunkey en les excavacions arqueològiques, encara que s'ha trobat una funda de coure al costat de pedres de chunkey en Mound 72 de Cahokias, però és una excepció.
 barret cilíndric - Un barret amb forma cilíndrica fet de materials desconeguts que només es veu en els jugadors de chunkey.
 davantal en forma de cor - els arqueòlegs teoritzen que aquest pot ser la representació gràfica d'un cuir cabellut humà unit al cinturó de la figura. Aquest motiu sembla fer-se ressò dels flocs adornats, estil de pèl (cap afaitat a excepció de la part superior dels nusos) i altres decoracions adjuntes (adorns de petxines, pedres i coure) generalment usats en els caps de les figures mitològiques.
 volant Magnum - Un adorn de forma estranya que consisteix en bucles de línies que pengen per sobre i per sota de la cinta del jugador de chunkey. S'anomena així per una placa de coure del Mississipí trobada en el monticle de Mangum Mound a Claiborne County, Mississipí que inclou aquest motiu.

Tot i que la figura descrita com el ballarí falcó / guerrer / jugador de chunkey no sempre es mostra jugant a chunkey, la presència de molts dels motius ajuda a identificar-los com la mateixa figura. Alguns motius en general associats amb la figura, com ara el cuir cabellut, caps tallats, pals trencats de chunkey i el registre etnohistòric que l'associa amb els jocs d'atzar, semblen indicar la gravetat del joc. El preu de la derrota segons el registre mitològic podia ser la pèrdua de la vida o del cap.

El contacte post-europeu

Molts nadius americans van continuar jugant al chunkey molt després del contacte europeu, incloent els Creeks, Chickasaw, Chumash, Choctaws, i els Mandans, com ho demostra el pintor George Catlin en 1832:

En l'època colonial primerenca, seguia sent el joc més popular entre els indis d'Amèrica del Sud-est. El terreny de joc dels Creeks era una gran àrea acuradament netejada i anivellada, envoltada de terraplens a banda i banda, amb un pal al centre, i possiblement dos més a cada extrem. Els terrenys de joc es van utilitzar per jugar un altre joc indígena, el joc de pilota. Les pedres, objectes valuosos en si mateixos, eren propietat de la ciutat o dels clans, no dels individus, i eren curosament conservades.
 Els cherokees puntuaven el seu joc en termes de que prop de la pedra estaven certes marques del pal de chunkey.
 Els chickasaws puntuaven seu joc amb un punt per a la persona que llençava el pal més a prop del disc, i dos punts si el pal tocava el disc.
 Els choctaws jugaven en un terreny de 3,7 m x 30 m de superfície. Els pals eren de fusta de noguera, amb quatre osques a l'extrem frontal, una al centre, i dos en l'altre extrem. La puntuació depenia de quin conjunt d'osques estava més a prop del disc. El joc acaba quan un jugador havia arribat a dotze punts.

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Vegeu també

 Joc de la rodanxa
 Joc de pilota mesoamericà

Cultura del Mississipí
Esports d'exterior
Història de l'esport
Història dels pobles indígenes dels Estats Units

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There are best of travel jobs that allow you to earn an income while exploring the world. Here are experiences of people who earn money while exploring the world.
Here is free Travel Job Information Guide for travelers. Maybe you are young and studying, then pay close attention to some of the travel jobs and get your chances to travel the world without having to pay for your expenses from your own purse.
What the amount you would love to earn? Is it $1000, $2000, $5000, $50000?
My estimate is that if you plan a year-long trip around the world it will cost $50 per day. What is that for? Well, your expenses for flight, gear, insurance and other expenses you have to pay in between.
I am sure the idea of saving thousands of dollars to engage oneself in travelling the world or only travel at all it looks as if it could never be achieved or it could be an intimidating thing.
That is your prospect for such an attempt may be or exactly daunting. It is true that you can travel on a tight budget tour while incurring less than $50 per day.
That is only one way of saving money, but this is not applicable to all. Sometimes they do not get any tips on slashing their expenses or advice to save their money.
Some may think that he or she is short of money and is on the verge of being broke it could inspire them to travel and do travel jobs, earn enough, spend shrewdly and also save some for future use.
Do you think you can make money while travelling instantly with the use of some sort of magical way?
In fact, you become independent on the income you earn on the location of your travel interest involve years of hard work and making sacrifices at personal level massively.
It, indeed, is something many a person easily does not pay attention to abundantly.
To some working while enjoying he visit the country of his or her interest may appear as an idea which is not really in agreement with his personal interests.
However, there are many a successful guy who engages himself in a travel job, saves some money and in a relaxed way enjoy visiting interesting places and enjoy interesting activities assigned for travelers.
You can be in a travel job only if you prioritize it in your travel schedule may be of real importance.
Perhaps you work hard only to obtain a holiday for a week once or twice a year. That is better than nothing. Yes, something is better than nothing.
Don't you think so? However, some may put forward the idea that those tips you get in a rush will make you appear more of a tourist than a traveler.
But mate, rather than getting no travelling and being kept in your country as a broke person, isn't it better to work, get a travel job and work and get a week's or two week's holiday a year in the country of your visit- the dreamland of which you heard is in your country and for which you heaped up massive hopes of setting your foot on an indulging in the fun and frolic associated with it.
Assuming you daydream always and think of your next country to travel to you might think it an apt idea to get a travel job too, while you are there.
You may really be interested in it as it makes you able to travel. You see, there are two kinds of jobs you can think about and choose from.
2.Jobs you get in a particular season only and which continue for a few weeks or months at a time.
If you wish is to assure that you get a solid job which helps you to calculate your income in a regular manner of occurrence then go for the first kind.
But if you can live on an ultra-budget trip and want to work only seasonally which allows you to enjoy large stretches of free time to enjoy your visit engaging yourself in a multitude of fun activities set aside for a traveler, I recommend that you choose the second type of travel jobs.
Hopefully, we will think of letting you know of a few choices from both types of travel jobs in this list for jobs for travelers.
Are you under 30? Then get a working holiday Visa!
This is a scheme allowing those who under 30 to work in a foreign country. Many gap year travelers, students or young adult backpackers like these programmers. You may wonder where to find these programmes.
The simplicity of the visa programme helps you have access to it. They give visa for a year, though.
One important aspect of this visa programme is it does not let you work in one place more than 6 months.
Here in these hostels, they offer jobs for staff to work the desk, clean or show the guests around town.
Why not do a few hours of cleaning for a free bed. It is true that you are not paid isn't getting a free room and board a very good way to save money. As you spend, you also save some more.
Don't you think it is a good plan? Indeed you can do these jobs as long as you want. It could be a day, a week, a month and so on. Yes, depending on what they require and what you really want.
A job as a flight attendant can take you to many countries. You travel the world while earning. This depends on the airline though.
The time you get to explore those foreign lands while working a flight attendant may be diverse in nature.
You can contact flight attendants and learn how much time they get to see where they usually go in between their flight hours.
If you possess experience in customer care service and just a high school diploma or GED you might be offered this job.
As you engage yourself in a job on a cruise ship or a super yacht, you interact with your fellow crew passengers from the world over.
As it is always usual practice many a low wage jobs go to people from developing countries. Though it is the usual case in the cruise ships and super yachts there are many other jobs for you to choose from.
What a wonderful way to travel the world free. Any job you get in such a cruise ship or a superyacht is great. However, a chef's job in such a ship or yacht will not allow you to see the destination.
If you have the right qualification with the knowledge of one or more languages, it could be the best job to have while travelling the world.
The job for a chef is easy to find no matter whether you are in a western country or elsewhere in the world.
You will very easily and conveniently get access to such a job. You could also get a job in a wonderful and exciting location such as a skiing resort, summer resorts, beach resorts and island resorts.
You will have access to these jobs in places like Mediterranean, Canada, the US, Australia, Japan and many other countries almost all over the world.
For such people, there are massive, attractive opportunities in foreign countries. So if you are a skilled bartender go to the right destination of your choice and find yourself beset by attractive travel jobs as a bartender.
If you get the right place you will get high pay which is comparatively higher. It is important to be a bartender for you could find employment almost anywhere you choose to visit.
This, of course, requires the right kind of experience, though. If you wish to widen your horizons and take to exploring the world at large why not find work as a bartender in a cruise ship.
Well, this is to travel to places you have dreamt of looking at the map of the world. And here you will be travelling free and also be earning and saving more and more to explore the world in this travel job.
People who work in healthcare find a greater number of opportunities to travel. I can cite as an example one of my friends who works as a physical therapist for a company that sends her to different places around the country.
This happens for a few months at a time. In fact, there is a great demand for nurses in travelling positions.
Travelnursing.org has job opportunities for registered nurses all over the country, and say, the period of service for such job is between 8-26 weeks. The majority of the positions are given for terms of 13 weeks.
What is the salary like? There is a possibility for you to earn $10000 per month and you can make a choice of the location you prefer to go to.
It has really good remuneration which includes free housing during your period of employment.
NGO – Volunteering and Disaster Management.
For young people, there are so many jobs for volunteering and travelling. It is true that you do not get any pay for these jobs, but you get free room and board which means saving a lot of money, isn't it?
You can also get the satisfaction of being able to do some good to humanity. You for sure will find such a job without having to spend much money with the large global organization to volunteer.
These companies just end up keeping for themselves for operations. When you get a job in such a volunteering organization you get ample opportunities to save money.
You can try to get such jobs by browsing the website grassroots. It can be called the best way to secure small-scale, local volunteer opportunities.
Moreover, you can also try world packers, workaway.info and wwoofing to get information to find volunteer opportunities.
There is a high demand for English, Maths and science teachers. For native speakers of English, this is a jewel of an opportunity to get an easy job.
The vast availability of teaching jobs across the globe gives you ample opportunity to explore the world while doing a travel job as a teacher. In particular, there is a high demand for them in southeast Asia.
When everything else fails you could hang onto a teaching job with good pay and flexible hours and the availability of high bonus for this travel job with some schools even paying for your flight over, this travel job could be called among one of the most lucrative and the easiest. Let me tell you my experience.
I was able to save $10,000 by teaching in Thailand. Some of my friends paid off their student's loan by teaching in South Korea.
Also you can find a lot of opportunities online if you have the capability to meet their demands. Anyway if you are interested you can use my step by step digital guide to find a job.
There are jobs for continental drivers. That is for truck and train drivers. These opportunities are especially found in Asia, Europe, and North/ South America.
How about working as a geologist for an oil company. This travel job involves extensive travelling. You travel to all the places where there is oil!
Also, work in the same capacity for a mining company. You can travel like mad. Maybe to look for gold in Brazil for one month in one instance and maybe to look for copper in China another month in another instance.
Why not get a job as a local tour guide or a tour assistant for an international company. It could be in a single popular destination which is local or for large multi-destination tours.
Why not do self-employment by starting your own tours – a bit of an investment which will give you a really big profit with wonderful travel experience.
This will involve guiding the travelers to popular surf venues, taking them on breathtaking local hiking or showing the people the best of bars and restaurants in town.
Many dream day by day of being travel writers, but this is not something that most people can hastily engage themselves in.
In fact, first of all, you have to be a great writer. Next, you study and learn about how to network and get your writing to editors.
Many other business stuff is involved in it. The moment you furnish yourself with these requirements you can write for magazines, newspapers, websites or travel guidebooks. Moreover how about copy-writing and other types of writing options if you ever get the opportunity.
This is one of the most sought-after travel jobs with high demand and lucrative opportunities. You help your clients reduce their stress, pain and muscle tension.
If you are a trained unskillful massage therapist, for good gain for your pain, you can offer your service to weary travellers and foreigners near well-liked tourist destinations.
You can choose two options – either work for a big company or start your own place with a bit if investment for a suitable place for it.
You can offer the hotels an attractive commission to attract clients to your place to make much of such chances to earn an income. You can also print flyers to hang up around gyms, coffee shops etc.
How about choosing a day trading job on the stock market. You really do not need experience beforehand you can try it and try to be rich.
It is in the sphere of my personal experience that I have encountered some people who travel and engage themselves in this particular travel job.
It can be very successful. It takes a few years and some losses too as you gain experience and starts making a profit. Your prior experience will, no doubt, take you towards nothing but good profit.
Are you a gifted and exceptionally good at any kind of sport? Well, you can share it with others and get a job as a professional instructor.
Are you good at surfing, kite surfing, skiing, scuba diving, skydiving, rock climbing, fly fishing, kayaking sailing, mountaineering etc? This is a jewel of travel job. You can work while enjoying your work.
If you like to a professional live-in babysitter or a nanny hired by a family to look after their children learn a new language and do some general household jobs be an Au pair then exchange for a room, board and weekly income.
This is a nice chance to live in a foreign country, learn their language, experience their culture with your own first-hand experience and make some money while exploring that particular country. Oh yes, it is a fantastic travel job.
Some agencies engaged in law enforcement seek services of agents from around the world. That is to recruit them to work overseas.
Here is a list of such well-liked agencies.
Your getting a chance to work for such secret service agencies will let you earn a thumping salary and explore that particular part of the world free of charge. What a travel job. Look for one if you have the necessary qualification.
If you want to travel and work-study foreign services and specialize in one section and at least more than two languages.
You can be a travel and adventure photographer. Once you display your professionalism in this sector you can sell the pictures that you take from around the world.
However, it takes years of hard work. You can sell your photos in great numbers to microstock sites or sell images to anyone who wants it to use them directly in magazines, books, brand campaigns or websites.
You can also run guided photography tours and sell online tutorials are additional ways to earn extra income while travelling and exploring the world.
Many know this as busking. It is a matter of using your best talent to make some money from tourists.
You can create an act, get an instrument, look for a place which many people walk and drop a hat.
Nowadays a lot of cities require it that you get a permit for busking. To see if it is the case first.
Take necessary measures to get a permit before you get going in your money making the personal venture.
Your special talents in acrobats, painting, fortune telling, music, breakdancing, henna art and any other thing will help you earn.
Jobs for foreign dancers, strippers, pole dancers are available mostly in Asian countries. Canada, USA, South America, Europe, Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
High skill tradies such as Diesel engine, mining plants, gas and petroleum, underwater cable technicians, underwater communication cable technician, Hydred, and diesel power turbine technicians.
(LAME) License Aircraft mechanical engineer is a profession with the highest demand world over.
As you can see there are ample opportunities to do TRAVEL JOBS while exploring the word free.
So do not lose heart if you do not have funds to travel the world. Read our information and get the necessary guidance.
I am sure you have received the excitement – hope you know what it is. As and when you scroll down your Instagram feed or log into Facebook you are enticed by pictures of eye-catching beaches and sites far away from you.
Oh, yes it is really important that you book your next trip. Maybe you are friendless and have to go alone or you are without a partner.
Do you think to be single or being a solo traveler take away much of your fun? You could be adventurous as a solo traveler oh yes you could.


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WILMINGTON – Families who lose a child through a stillbirth will now have the option of receiving a birth certificate under a new law signed Tuesday by Gov. John Carney.
Under current policy, stillbirths are recorded with the Office of Vital Statistics but parents receive no formal acknowledgment of their child's birth, which can worsen a profound sense of grief and loss. Senate Bill 3—also known as "Lorenzo's Law"—gives those parents the option of receiving a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth. Similar laws have been passed in 36 states.
About one percent of pregnancies—roughly 24,000—end in stillbirth each year, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control.
Senate Majority Whip Nicole Poore, D-New Castle pushed for the law after meeting Kim DiSalvo, who became a passionate advocate for the legislation shortly after losing her son, Lorenzo.
Kim DiSalvo said the new law will be a legacy for her son, and will help grieving families through unspeakable tragedy.
"I fought for Lorenzo's Law because, for people like my husband and me, it's proof of life," DiSalvo said. "This law legally acknowledges that babies like Lorenzo are wanted and loved, even when they are no longer here on earth. It is proof that our babies are not only a part of us, but of our home state, our world, and our lives. Although it does not diminish the pain that parents like us will bear for the rest of our lives, it is the greatest gift I could give to my son and to bereaved parents across Delaware."
DiSalvo was instrumental to Lorenzo's Law's unanimous passage, rallying mothers behind the bill and delivering powerful remarks at each stage of the legislative process. Rep. Larry Mitchell, D-Elsmere, a lead House sponsor of the bill, credits her testimony for SB 3's success in the House.
Before signing the bill, Gov. John Carney commended DiSalvo's strength and the legislation's spirit of empathy and humanity.
"This is an important and compassionate piece of legislation that I am pleased to support and sign into law," said Governor John Carney. "My hope is that this law will help Delaware families get through an extremely difficult time and achieve a measure of closure. Thank you to the DiSalvo family and members of the General Assembly for their leadership on this issue."
Immediately after the signing, Sen. Poore surprised the DiSalvos by presenting them Lorenzo's birth certificate--the first issued under the law bearing his name.


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